{"id":147732,"date":"2021-01-05T18:29:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scottish-trainiacs-to-convert-an-old-locomotive-to-hydrogen-power\/"},"modified":"2021-01-05T18:29:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:29:12","slug":"scottish-trainiacs-to-convert-an-old-locomotive-to-hydrogen-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scottish-trainiacs-to-convert-an-old-locomotive-to-hydrogen-power\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scottish trainiacs to convert an old locomotive to hydrogen power"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Scottish trainiacs to convert an old locomotive to hydrogen power<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Even though there are lots of renewable powered electric trains in existence, some still believe that hydrogen might be the answer for future locomotive travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fuel cell experts in Scotland are going to give it a try this year, and if all goes to plan, we will see the country test its first hydrogen powered train by November, Intelligent Transport reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland, and the Hydrogen Accelerator from the University of St Andrews are working with hydrogen fuel cell experts Arcola Energy to bring the project to life.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps the best bit is that engineers are going to convert an existing ScotRail locomotive, rather than building an entirely new train.<\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s Transport Secretary Michael Matheson said it could have a dramatic impact on the country\u2019s decarbonization<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Rail decarbonization Action Plan sets out to make our passenger railways emissions free by 2035, but to maximize our climate change ambitions, there is also a requirement to look at what we do with retired stock. If we can bring those back into use in a carbon-neutral way, there are huge climate gains to be made.\u201d<\/p>\n

If successful, it could lead to dramatic reductions in CO2 generated during the production of the new energy vehicle. The conversion comes as a test to see what else the country can do to reach its goal of decarbonizing rail travel by 2035.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>A ScotRail 314, one of the styles of train that will be converted to hydrogen power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scotland\u2019s ambitions to convert a train to hydrogen power first surfaced last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Engineers now say they will have the train finished within 10 months and that it will form a centerpiece at the UN\u2019s COP26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow in November.<\/p>\n

Scotland won\u2019t be the first to put it into practice though. Germany got some of the first custom-built hydrogen trains back in 2018.<\/p>\n

What makes Scotland\u2019s experiment so unique, is that it\u2019s taking an existing train, gutting its old hardware and reusing its rolling gear. In a world where we need to emphasize reusing and recycling, it\u2019s certainly setting a good example.<\/p>\n\n

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\n Published January 5, 2021 \u2014 15:29 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n